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- -T jrrr...1 1 -r ''h:. ' ' " :- " v " T PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY-TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES ALL HOME PRINT. VOL. XXXVI OXFORD, N. C. TIDAY, APRIL 8, 1921 NO. 28 (iUAXVILLE COUNTYY, N. C POPULATION, 27,000 pproximate Annuall Production Cotton, 1500 Bales Tobacco 16,000,000 Pounds Corn, 1,461,000 Bushels Cood Crops of Wheat, Oats, Rye, Vcivet and Soja Beans, Sorghum, Potatoes. White and Sweet, Fruits .nd r.erries Also Annual Cut of Timber Several Million feet, vr.inoximate Value of All Crops i ' ' " Annually, $15,000,000 Climate Most liquable OXFORD IS THE COUNTY SEAT Population, 4000. . i S KWS I V CONDENSED FORM SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE -Various measures designed to improve the postal service are dis cussed at a conference between Hays ; nd 11 big- city postmasters. Col. House points out that in, their books on the peace conference Mr. Lansing and M. Tardieu are in sharp conflict upon essential matters- ; . The resolution declaring a se parate peace with Germany is to be reintroduced at the special session of Congress but not hurried through. Harding opposes hurrying its pass age. Thirty-three persons were re ported killed in a collision between a freight and passenger train, 25 miles v.est of Montery. Mexico Monda. There were some Americans among the killed. Bankers from 12 southern stat es in conference with Secretaries Hoover and Mellon. Governor Hard ins amd other administration, offi cials, begin formation of a program to aid cotton interests in reviewing export trade. Mrs. Larry Skinner, a popular teacher in the Elizabeth City grad ed schools asks for damages in the amount of $7,500 for alleged mala rious, slanderous, defamatory and libelous statements made of and con cerning her by The Herald, the re publican weekly newspaper in that city which recently went into the hands of a receiver. A man giving his name as Wil liam Ellsworth, 75 years old, was ar rested by county officers near Bar ber's Junction charged with having blown open and robed the safe of $200-00 in the store of Hoyt Mor rison of Shiloh township near States ville. When arrested Ellsworth carried a bag in which were found two flashlights, a revolver, skeleton keys, a pair of pliers and a cooking outfit. He said his home was in Denver, Col., but said he had re cently been living in Hagerstown, Md. BARACA CONVENTION Details Of Coming Event At Hender son and Oxford. Editor Public Ledger: Please announce the Baraca-Phil-athea convention which will be in Henderson, April 21-24, 1921, op ening session 8 p. m.. April 21. Please see that your neighbors know about this convention and write them to come with us that we all may receive a great blessing. Be a booster, and let's have a great con vention for the Master and give the message of His love to all in our reach. The program has been care iully arranged and speakers selected who will bring inspiration and help ful suggestions to us for the work. Reduced rates of one and one-half tare have been secured on all rail roads entering Henderson. Be sure to secure certificate from your tick et agent when purchasing your rail road ticket so that you may get the reduced fare. Bnnrrl private homes can be secured for $2 Per day and upwards. Hotel Vance will be headquarters for the con vention. All delegates must regis ter if they secure reduced railroad rates, reduced board and room and ticket for the automobile trip to Ox ford. Registration fee $1. . A beautiful silk banner is to be Riven for the best all-around report read at the convention showing greatest number of class activities and work accomplished. , , A silver loving cup is offered to ne Baraca or Philathea organiza tion the most classes during the year and making report of same to the general secretary at Asheville. Yours for service. MRS. N. BUCKNER, General Secretary. SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE To Be Held In the Oxford Methodist hurch From Monday To Satur day Next Week. A meeting, to which all Sunday jenool workers of Granville county, !S d,1,ess. of church affiliations, are A?LiiaIJ.y4inZited wil1 be neld at the ;lethodist Church beginning Sun- ffi" pnl 10th and continuing until ov, nay; the Sunday School workers ?r 1 twined experts in their re spective departments. vt J'T- Jeionie is the Field Sec-Twy-irofr the N- c- Confefrence, vi, L" Laweny is Teacher of at "ftl0Tn at Trinity College, and -vat,. l,. k. Micheaux is an accredited ixer in Primary departments- ine program is as follows: Sun a morning 11 o'clock sermon, Rev. J; AI. fcorth, afternoon: Prof. R. N. son m charge 8 o'clock. Address at night by Mrs. Micheaux. ; onday mSht: 7:45 classes: Ele mentary Section. , J'et(is of Teaching organization administration classes will con week evening throughout the t r Remodeling Dwelling, hie 'nir' p;.chamblee is remodeling stiPPt octa!ve cottage on High bueet and hopes to be able to occu lt it m a few weeks. Pi"e Baby Boy. WiiS? to Mf- and Mrs- Goodrich 5 on April 1 a fine 10 1-2 S! l3d boy Both mother and child 'loing nicely. CT?0Ja batte,T should have water o6!17 two weeks- Stop at Wil fcrd Service Station.' I THE COUN T;' BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ADOPTED DDPORTANT RESOLUTIONS ! Tablet Rearing the Names Of All flv nville County Soldiers ad ! Sailors In the World War Will A i d i the Walls Of the Court ! House the County Will Aid In j Maintaining Headquarters Mili i teiT Company It Costs $15 To Bury ix Pauper. j At the regular meeting of the ' County Board of Commissioners last Monday, the committee appointed at ; the June meeting in 1919, looking to i the erection of a suitable memorial ! to soldiers and sailors of Granville county who participated in the World War, reported. The memorial com mittee appointed more than two years ago were-Dr. EvT. White. Gen eral B. S- Royster. A. A. Hicks, Mrs B. S. Royster, Mrs. A. A. Hicks and Mrs. T. G- Stem, presented to the Board a design of a bronze tablet large enough to hold the names of all the Granville county soldiers and sailors who participated in the World War. The design of the me morial as presented to the Board is handsome and artistic, to say the least one which every man. womau and child of the county wiil stand be fore and gaze with admiration. Af ter appropriate remarks by Dr. White, General Royster and Mr. A. A. Hicks. Commissioner Clark offer ed the following resolution, which was unanimously adapted: Moved that this Board en dorse the resolution presented at the June meeting in 1919; that the memorial committee be instructed to purchase and erect said tablet on the walls of the court house, the tablet to con tain the names of all soldiers and sailors who went from Granville county to the World War. Will Aid Military Co. Gen. B. S. Royster and Major T. G. Stem were before the board in be half of an annual appropriation for the Headquarters Military Company of Granville County. After remarks by these gentlemen, Commissioner Clark offered the following resolu tion, which was adopted, Commis sioner Currin voting against the measure. Resolved, That this Board ap propriate the same amount as the Town Board, not to exceed $500 annually, to the support of Headquarters Company, Second Batallion, First Infantry, North Carolina National Guard. The Burial Of Paupers. The Board agreed that $15 should be the amount allowed for the burial expense of paupers who die outside of the County Home for the Aged and Infirm. - County Supervisor. The Board elected Mr. Walter P. Stradley County Supervisor for the year 1921. Commissioner Currin voted against the same. Five Dollars Per Day. The Board fixed the compensation of township list-takers and assessors' at $5 a day without mileage. To Assess Damage. The Board appointed Mr. E. C. Harris one of a committee of three to assess the damage, if any, caused to Royster, Hancock and Powell's lands on Oxford-Henderson road- THE FIVE-TEAM LEAGUE Oxford, Henderson, Roxboro, Chase City and st Durham. The meeting of the several base-ball managers here last Tuesday resulted in a league composed of the Oxford, Henderson, Roxboro. West Durham and Chase City teams. The manag ers of these teams will meet here J again on April 26th to adopt a sche dule and rules and regulations. There are several high class play ers on each of the teams with an a bundance of fine material, which will develop rapidly during the pre liminary practice for the summer campaign. As soon as the High School athle tic field is ready, which is located near the center of town, the base ball contests will be waged there during the summer. It is said to be one of the best athletic fields in the State, the hill on the west side being well adapted for large attendance and comfort of the patrons- The game tomorrow between Ox ford and Durham will be called at 3:30 at Horner Park. Both teams being closely matched, an interesting contest is expected. THE BISHOPS WILL GET CARDINAL GIBBONS PROPERTY Xate Cardinal's Will Probated Show's Estate Of About $100,000. (Baltimore Sun) The will of Cardinal Gibbons has been filed in the orphans court, dis posing of a personal estate of about $100,000- To Bishop O. B. Corrigan, administrator of the Baltimore dio cese, the Rev. Louis R. Stickney. rec tor of the Cathedral, and the Rev. Eugene J- Connelly chancellor of the diocese, is left the bulk of the es tate. Under a codicil drawn in No vember 1919, all the property owned by the cardinal in Virginia and West Virginia, is bequeathed to Bishop Dennis J. O'Connell of Richmond, Va. ... In private memorandum lett tor the guidance of his executors he de signates the disposition of certain funds for Catholic educations pur poses in the arch diocese. Person al legacies ranging from $3,000 to Bishop Corrigan, down to $100 for the servants of his household, also were specified in the memorandum. U. S. ENTERED WORLD WAR FOUR YEARS AGO Last Wednesday was the fourth anniversary of the declaration of hAtwppn thp United States of A- merica and Germany. War was of ficially declared between the two na tions April 6, 1917. After one year, seven months and five days of actual combat, the armistice was signed, which really closed the war, but as no peace treaty has as yet been sign ed between the United States and Germany, the two nations are tech nically still at war- "IV vy UB?tTlL' BONDS Tim Ol'O!!?!! -71 firm TTqc Tlfhill Ppv- I t'ected and the Governor and State Treasurer Lacy Are Negotiating Sale Of Bonds Sixty Days AVill See Actual 'Construction Of State Roads Under "Way. Raleigh, N. C, April 7. Follow ing the close of a three days' session of the State Highway Commission Chairman Frank Page announced: ! "All we lack now is some money. and we will have that shortly and we are going to build some roads." Details Being Worked Out. Between "now and the next meet ing on April 26, Chairman Page will complete the working out of details of organization left pending by the full Commission and submit them at the forthcoming session. Just now the Chairman is looking for a man to take the place of W. S. Fallis, as State Highway Engineer. Mr. Fal lis is withdrawing from the position which he has held for the past four years- f Framework Completed. The framework of the road build ing organization", built around nine district engineers has been complet ed, and the Commission expects to be ready to make elections for these places at its next meeting. Work will also be prosecuted on- the sur j vey of roads to be taken over by the 4 State, and these details will be com ! pleted at the later" session here. Some Money Available. Little concern is felt by the Com mission as to the financial end of road building. Immediate sale of the bonds will not be absolutely ne cessary for the beginning of con struction, since arrangements can be made with counties for the use of considerable sums of money avail- iable to them. Several counties have already obligated to bund roaas un der the Commission and accept the State obligations in payment. Such i arrangements have been made with ,a number of counties which will en able the Commission to begin work immediately on State roads in these counties. Auto License Money. Although none of the automobile license moneys will be available for maintenance until July, and all that Jias been collected during the past year has been expended for construc tion, the Commission contemplates borrowing a nuarter of a million doi- ;lars from the , contemplated con struction fund and the beginning of maintenance operations immediate ly. Automobile license money to the amount of two million dollars is expected to be in hand by July 1. Organize For Maintenance. Organization of the maintenance forces in detail will be the first work of thA Commission after its second session, and before summer the State expects to have in tun swing the maintenance of the roads taken .over, preparing them for eventual hard surfacing or the other types of road that will be adonted by the Commission. Many hundred miles of the roads are already built and ! for years to come, will, properly maintained, be sufficiently service able, it is thought. Negotiating Sale Of Bonds. While the immediate plans of the Commission for construction hinge somewhat upon the success of the mission of Governor Morrison and Treasurer Lacv to northern financial centers, the .sale of the bonds or the placing of short term notes will not be absolutely necessary to the con tinuance of road work in North Caro lina, it is believed. Means will be found of utilizing the State's credit, it is thought, that will make suffi cient money available to keep the work goingj HARDING PEACE PLAN REVEALED. TO V1V1AN1 Washington, April 7. The Hard ,ing administration intends to termi- i nate the war between the United Sta- j tes and Germany by congressional ( resolution, M. Viviani. the French envoy extraordinary to this country, r.is understood to have been informed at a dinner at the home of Senator McCormick, of Illinois. The former premier was also in formed, it was said, by Senators present, that the program of the ad ministration does not contemplate entrance of the United States into the league of nations. THE TIME TO BORROW MONEY It Is When You Do Xot Need It. (Henry Ford) The time for a business man to borrow money, if ever, is when he does not need it. If he really needs it, it is usually a sign that he needs something else first. The use of money in business is extremely limit ed. It cannot be the substitute of repairs and replacements. If a granary is losing out through rats, the curue is not to put in more gram but to stop the rat holes. The business man's best loan is made of himself his brains, interest, applicatoin. A business cannot be cured by money-poultices from th bank but by surgical operations with in. Loss is corrected by build ing up the processes of grain 11ot by borrowing. The cure of every business's difficulty is within itself. Internal difficul ties must be met by internal corrections, not by external bor borrowiugs. DOUGHTON DENIES HE AVILL RUN FOR GOVERNOR The report to the state papers from Raleigh to the effect that Con gressman R. L. Doughton would be a candidate for governor in 1924 is .without foundation and was denied by Mr. Doughton in Raleigh last Tuesday. Mr. Doughton stated he was not a candidate for governor and did not expect to become a candidate for that office. Mr. Doughton says he is giving his entire time now to the congressional contest and that he had no further plans- HIGI TO CLEAN UP OXFORD Every Child, Man and Woman Ex- ! pected To Do Their Duty. j wiU be noticed that the I lublic Ledger places the chil- ! dren in the front ranks of the ! Clean-up -Campaign which be- I gins in earnest here next week. The children are responsible i for much litter and they should ; be taught to keep tilings neat and clean. ! You will notice that the men ! are placed in the second ranks, I and they are expected to clean up the back lots and every oth er place over which they have ; jurisdiction. ' 1 The women are in the rear ! ranks and they must see that ! everything is done as it should i See that aU rubbish is remov- ed from the cellar, back vards. i and areaway. Have it placed j m suitable receptacles where the Street CJeaning Department can readily remove it. Ventilate damp cellars. Report all neighborhood nuis ances, such as stagnant pools and ill-smelling refuse piles, to the Health Department. Ask your landlord to repair leaky roofs. and to repair dirty, broken walls and ceilings. If there is a vacant lot adjoin ing your house see that it is , clenae-d of all decaying and re fuse material. Ad remember, that a cheer- lul compliance with these sug gestions, and with every oth er effort of the Town authori ties will help to make your city a more healthful one to live in. "BUY IN OXFORD" Retail Merchants Of Oxford Reaching Out For Trade. The Oxford Retail Merchants' are calling the attention of the buying public to the fact that Oxford is the trading center of Granville county. The fact is that the people of the town and county should have enough pride to trade at home without being told. The merchants here .have anticipated the wants of the people of the county and have made pur chases accordingly. The price of standard goods, as handled by our merchants, are as cheap as can be found in the state. The announcement, which you will find on the fifth page of this paper, will appear in the next issue of the Greedmoor Times- It is a direct ap peal from the merchants to all the people of the county, and it is the patriotic duty of the people to trade at home. BOYS USE ROCKS AND EGGS FOR AMUNITION Techs Break Up Wake Forset Vic tory Parade. (Raleigh Times) The rumor that reached State Col lege Tuesday night that a party of Wake Forest students were coming to the city to celebrate the baseball Hctory of the afternoon, dragging the State College colors in the dust and with the intent of painting up some of the West Raleigh College buildings, served as a call to arms to the Techs. Rocks and eggs, and anything that would serve as a handy missile, Were collected for the fray- The first encounter was staged in front of St. Mary's School, where two automobiles were damaged by rocks, wind shields being broken and tops torn. The tires were also punctured by a few shots. With minor skir mishes along the way the crowd as sembled in front of .the Yarborough Hotel, where several State College students and a Wake Forest student tried to address the crowd explaining that the Techs were misinformed as to their banner being dragged in the dust. A few more eps were thrown however before the crowd dispersed. HARD TO PLEASE EVERYBODY However, the Revaluation System Is To Be Placed On a More Satisfac tory Basis. It is never going to be possible to please everybody in the matter of taxation, but there is a good pros pect that within a couple qf years our own people will be claiming en joyment of the wisest taxation policy in the country and other States will be copying after North Carolina. Reports from all over the State in dicate that a reduction in values to an extent averaging 30 per cent is the expectation as a result of re valuation day activities. The low- Qot TaHiiHrma arp Tint PXneCted tO .exceed 25 per cent, while in a tew counties as much as 4U per ceni way be lopped off. At any rate, the re valuation system is to be placed on a more satisfactorv basis and the work of perfection will be conside rably advanced. COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES Moving Pictures At Corinth Tuesday Evening April 12. To avoid conflict with the play which is to mark the closing of Cor inth school Friday night, the Gran ville County Community Service will present the regular program of mov- i n or nintnroc Q f this srhool on Tues- da- evening, Aril 12th. the begin ning promptly at 8:00 o'clock. The following pictures will beT used: The Runaways; Puss In Boots; Stefansson's Arctic Expedition; .An Unexpected Romance; Reel Lire: Mutt and Jeff. -- . . COL. IKE MEEKTNS IS w GrVEN APPOINTMENT Washington, - April 7. Colonel Isaac M. Meekins. of Elizabeth City, N. C-, has been appointed general counsel for the alien property custo .djian's department. GRANVILLE COUNTY TAX VALUE CUT ONE-THIRD UNDER REVALUATION ACT The Big Slice Was In Accordance With the Wishes Of the People Of the County. Meeting Tnesri rt . iVi yuiuuac the !lSSPCCrr,0 xne assessment nut 11 t ? Act of last Stem, entertained the members of S Jhe joint board of the County the junior class of Stem high school Commissioners and the Revaluation It was an "April Fool'airT01a tfoard, made a horizontal reduction start to finish. At the front door im Jfo1 oalues in Granville guests were warned against using county of 33 1-3 per cent or exactly a perfectly good doorbell and direct-one-third. , ed to ring a big dinner bell near by. The joint board consists of five Entering the hall, "Merrv Xmas" de county commissioifers, J. Ennis Da- Porations greeted the visitors with vis, chairman; C.G.Daniel, T. G. the soft glow of burning Bayberry Sayl-r'm F- Currin, W. L. Clark, candles. The parlor was a St. Pat-Pr'J?- T- Sikes- w- A- Parham, John ' uc,k scene with Shamrock and pipes S-. atkms- The jmt board adopt- i awre and dainty asparagus ferns, ed the following resolution: feve a number of games made thu uesoivea, that all assessed value of real property as now on the tax books is in excess of ac tual value; that the board re commends to the State Tax Commission that said real es tate in Granville County be re duced 33 1-3 per cent on all real estate in the county. Unani mously adoptee. A number of citizens from ii n'drto of the count? Llff W" lullDS vied with grace- H5 T 2 the S sessment made under the revalua tion act be reduced. Since the value course be necessary to raise the rate hi oraer.ro secure sufficient reve nue to meet the expenses of the gov ernment, namely, the state and coun ty taxes. Other Counties. Sweeping reduction of property values in some of the counties of the State under the authority of the last session of the General Assembly were made by county commissioners and appraisers, sitting as county boards of review some ranging as high as sixiy per cent on tarm property. TVi Ttr;i i . mr,; ttt-1 7 . ' nP WllSnn nmintir nnmmi authorized a horizontal reduction of ish North Borneo on February la sixty per cent in value of farm prop- f hey came via Manila and reached erty and thirty-three and a third in ! Hong Kong on Washington's birth town property; Wayne county, thir-'oay. where the British war ships in ty-three and a third per cent reduc-ftne port were dressed in the Amen- tion in farm values and sixteen and tWO-thirds ner Cent, in town nrnnprtv i Vance county, thirty-three and a third per cent reduction. Duplin county commissioners authorized a i revaluation of county real property. STAT7 TOBACCO CROP LAST YEAR 420 MUJOX POUNDS Tf rfl.n,t, t, ... xm-i-o icowufi tue uinue ui Pn"2& -u.vmuo vu-upciduvB wuu xt-epon- farmers of the Statp ars nnt inflinod 1,1, 0 tu uc uchcvcu i to reduce the tobacco acreage for 1921 as much as was .at first esti I mated. Just how dependable the reports are can not be determined but as a double check a second inquiry has been sent to 3,000 of the most relia ble reporters in North Carolina froiu whom Director Parker eYneots tn nh- Ltain data which will permit the com pilation ot rainy accurate estimates. The reports also indicate that the .farm labor supply in North Carolina today is much more than one year ago while at the same time the wa?es are wav rinwn. Thp nvpraPA ,is fixed at about 30 per cent decrease 111 larm wages since loaay one year aag. Of the tobacco situation in North Carolina. Director Parker has this to sav "With a total of 395.000.000 pounds of the farmers' sales of to ibacco reported to March 1 and e-, nough in evidence to mak.e 420 mil lion pounds as having been produced in North Carolina last year, averag ing 21 1-2 cents per pound, the Tar Heel States does the impossible." STATE HIGHWAY. BODY TAKES OATH OF OFFICE Then Xew Members Settle Down To Work ad Discuss Policy. The organization of the State Highway Commission took place in the Governor's office last Monday. The seven new members of the "com mission, the two old ones. Chair man Page and the governor posed for the cameraman just before they took the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice Walter Clark- Then they engaged the governor in a con ference and settled down to work- The commission organized with Chairman Frank Page and . the fol lowing membership; W- A. Hart, Tarboro. first district: J- E. Cam eron, Kinston, second district; W- A McGirt. Wilmington, third district; John Sprunt Hill, Durham, fourth district; J. El wood Cox. Durham, fifth district. Ward H- Wood. Char lotte, sixth district: R- A. Doughton. Sparta, seventh district: John C. McBee, Bakerville, eighth district; J. G. Stikeleather. Asheville, ninth district. UNITED STATES HOLDS GERMANY MORALLY BOUND "To Make Reparations So Far As May Be Possible." Washington, April 7. Regarding reparations, in which the United .States holds Germany "morally bound to make reparations, so far as mav hp nnssihle " were made nuhlic at the state department. ' Describing tne uerman communi cation as an "unequivocal expres sion" of the recognition of the obli gation, the American reply express es the hope that renewed negotia tions which Germany says it plans to initiate "may lead to a prompt settlement which will at the same time satisfy the just claims of the allies and permit Germany hopeful ly to renew its productive activities." Caswell Busy W ith Road WTork. Panirl nrnPTPSs is hpinp- maHo nn the State highway between Yancay- . J TV Tl 2 3 i. J vine anu isauviue. 11 is uiuersiuuu that there are three squads on the road. ' Pretty Tulips. The tulip flowers in Mrs. B. E. Parham's garden are among the prettiest of the many varieties in Ox ford this season. BATCH OF NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL OF TALLY HO Dr. V. P. Hardee Returns From Bor Mis Janie Gold Gooch Gives Unique Entertainment Personal Mention. (W. R. MANGUM) juuv uartv OI VOUnff fnlk- A jolly party of j-oung folks met r--; ?r r&.'' V" . in the "me. Vd-?s aii lP QuicKiy, among them the tVDieal Irish nno nf "T31or; The hvmg room was for St. Valen tine and big hearts and little hearts fluttered all around. Tlfe dining room, gay in flags and streamers of red white and blue, presented a be witching "Fourth of July" appear ance when the merry guests donned the Cans, t.rimmpri i I -"ii1 erve? as mace cards. Here which served as place cards. Herp I A delict A ,-- Ul lilO. delicious salad course was served, and a number of "April Fools" pla3'- uu tue gooa-naturea young folks. zie Daniel, Virginia Cozart, Ava Bul- iock, JLHUan Gooch. Elsie Husick, Lpuise Farabow, Gladys O'Briant. Blanche Newton, Messrs. Robert and William Hardee, William Jcnes, Ford Farabow, Edward Jones. Earl Cry mes, Clarence Bullock and Leo Bragg. Dr. W. P. Hardee Arrives. ; Dr. Walter P. Hardee, wife and lit tle daughter arrived at the home of Sr,Hdee s Parents. Dr. and Mrs. P. R. Hardee, on April 2nd after a '. v. . lul11" luuuadiiu nines. vuyage or tnirteen thousand miles. Can colors m honor nf Pp TJo... Taking passage at Hong Kong on the S. S. Equador via Shanghaf Kobe and Yokohama Tnntin qi-iH TTr1 L"' arriving at San Francisco March 46. mis was the first time Mrs. Hardee ever set foot on American sou, having been born and reared m London. Dr. Hardee graduated from Jefferson Medical College. Philadel- TlhlO Tirill It-irvVh 1 .- i A1 A i . uuuuis in iyiz, ana jspeni several years in the service of AmericanVynmentSertwoe of wnicn was in the Philippine General xiospiiai in Manna. Knr thA past five years he has been employed by The English Government and sta tioned in British North Borneo. Sometimes, during the summer they expect to make a visit to Mrs- Har dee's people in London. Personal Mention. Mr. Roy T. Walters is building a residence on tire lot adoining Mrs. Clayton's place. Sometime ago he decided to retire from the mercan tile business and reduced his stock, but now plans to continue in the bu siness. His father, Mr. G. T. Wal ters of Oxford, will look after the store until he has rnmniptprt hie sidence. Mr. L. G. Perry of Tar River has been appointed justice of the peace to fill the vacancy .caused by the resignation of Mr. L. L. Crews- Messrs. H. T. Beasley and J. A. Cash of Apex spent the week end with relatives in Tally Ho commu nity. Messrs Rose Edna and Eva Jones of Oxford Route 3. were the pleasant guests of Misses eJssie and Thelma Overby of Oxford Route 6. Mr. L. D. Franklin of Shoo-fly has purchased from Mr. A. M. Daniel his farm which was a part of the Terry Gooch place. Mr. W. B. Cash, of Oxford Route 6, who has been at the point of death, is much better and is no long er under a trained nurse. Rev. and Mrs. Paul G. Hartsell, of Star, are visiting Mrs. Hartsell's pa rents. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bragg of Route 3. Miss Pearle Stem of Route 3. is spending a few days with friends in Durham. "BREAD COST UPON THE WATER" Returns To Oxford Citizen After Many Years Several years ago while living in another city, a prominent business man of Oxford befriended a boy. The boy had come to the city ' in which the Oxford citizen was living and engaged work, but could not find board and room. "Come to my boarding house and stay as long as you please," said the boy's new found friend. A close friendship sprang up between the Oxford citizen and the boy. That boy is today the executive head of one of the largest concerns in the United States. In a recent letter to the Ox ford citizen he said: "You are the man I am looking for. We have a $10,000 executive position for you and we want you to accept it" The Public Ledger should very much like to call the name of the Ox ford citizen, but he desires that his name be withheld at present. With out permission to publish the names of either party, the Public Ledger stresses the point that "bread cost upon the water will return." MR. WILL FLEMING PURCHASES FIXE RESBDENTIAL PROPERTY Capt. Will Fleming has purchased from Miss Maria Landis 86 1-2 feet fronting on Main street, adoining the beautiful home place of - Dr. E- T. White. The consideration was $5000- It is understood that Capt Flem ing intends to erect a handsome home on the property at an early date. He is identified with the to bacco trade at "ocky Mount and made his home there since last fau lt now seems that he and Mrs- Flem ing contemplate returning to Ox ford, which causes genuine joy to hundreds of friends here- A . j -
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